My 10 favorite Robin Williams movies

<strong>10. "The Face of Love" (2013):</strong> Williams has a supporting role, as a man who has spent years in love with a woman, who prefers another man. Though this is, in reality, a showcase for Annette Bening and Ed Harris' starring roles, the nakedness of Williams' emotions here make this worth seeing -- especially in hindsight. less

<strong>10. "The Face of Love" (2013):</strong> Williams has a supporting role, as a man who has spent years in love with a woman, who prefers another man. Though this is, in reality, a showcase for Annette ... more

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<strong>9. "The Final Cut" (2004):</strong> The great unsung Williams performance. He plays a man burdened by intimate knowledge of other people's lives -- the meaninglessness, the cruelty. less

<strong>9. "The Final Cut" (2004):</strong> The great unsung Williams performance. He plays a man burdened by intimate knowledge of other people's lives -- the meaninglessness, the ... more

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<strong>8. "Insomnia" (2002):</strong> Williams held his own opposite Al Pacino, playing a dangerous creep -- another departure from his usual screen persona.

<strong>8. "Insomnia" (2002):</strong> Williams held his own opposite Al Pacino, playing a dangerous creep -- another departure from his usual screen persona.

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<strong>7. "Death to Smoochy" (2002):</strong> The Williams movie for people who don't like Williams' usual warm persona, this comedy featured him as a nasty clown -- and he was hysterically funny. less

<strong>7. "Death to Smoochy" (2002):</strong> The Williams movie for people who don't like Williams' usual warm persona, this comedy featured him as a nasty clown -- and he was hysterically ... more

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<strong>6. "One Hour Photo" (2002):</strong> Williams' <i>annus mirabilis</i> was 2002, in which he gave three of his best performances. This film has its problems, but Williams is remarkable as a photo developer who becomes obsessed with a local family. He's like a crazy, dangerous version of the sweet Williams of other films -- and, on his own, constitutes a reason to buy a digital camera. less

<strong>6. "One Hour Photo" (2002):</strong> Williams' <i>annus mirabilis</i> was 2002, in which he gave three of his best performances. This film has its problems, but Williams is remarkable as a photo ... more

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<strong>5. "What Dreams May Come" (1998):</strong> The height of visual invention in its time, this drama starred Williams as a newly dead man looking for his wife in the next world.

<strong>5. "What Dreams May Come" (1998):</strong> The height of visual invention in its time, this drama starred Williams as a newly dead man looking for his wife in the next world.

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<strong>4. "Mrs. Doubtfire" (1993):</strong> This is Williams' most successful straight-up comedy. It's also a nice time capsule of San Francisco in the early '90s, with feature performances by Bay Area actors, including the great stage actor Sydney Walker, as a bus driver. less

<strong>4. "Mrs. Doubtfire" (1993):</strong> This is Williams' most successful straight-up comedy. It's also a nice time capsule of San Francisco in the early '90s, with feature performances by Bay Area ... more

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<strong>3. "Hook" (1991): </strong> Though this film has come under criticism over the years, Williams' performance as the 40-year-old Peter Pan was just lovely.

<strong>3. "Hook" (1991): </strong> Though this film has come under criticism over the years, Williams' performance as the 40-year-old Peter Pan was just lovely.

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<strong>2. "Good Morning, Vietnam" (1987):</strong> A superb mix of Williams' ability to be both funny and heartfelt, in a film about an irreverent armed services radio deejay during the Vietnam war. less

<strong>2. "Good Morning, Vietnam" (1987):</strong> A superb mix of Williams' ability to be both funny and heartfelt, in a film about an irreverent armed services radio deejay during the Vietnam ... more

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<strong>1. "Moscow On the Hudson" (1984): </strong> Williams as a Russian musician who defects and must adjust to life in America, in an ideal comedy-drama showcase from director Paul Mazursky. less

<strong>1. "Moscow On the Hudson" (1984): </strong> Williams as a Russian musician who defects and must adjust to life in America, in an ideal comedy-drama showcase from director Paul ... more

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My 10 favorite Robin Williams movies

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The following are my 10 favorite Robin Williams movies, which I believe showcase him at his best. Some of these films are close to great, some merely good and some are of interest only because of what Williams did in them.

Not included among them are “Dead Poets Society” and “Good Will Hunting,” two of his more acclaimed films, for the simple reason that I’ve never warmed to them. I’d include them in a list of career highlights, if only because of their stature, but favorites are different.